01-17-2018, 10:00 PM | #1 |
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BMW Connected app Canada
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I was watching some Youtube videos on the 5 series in anticipation of picking mine up this weekend. One video by Schmee mentioned the technology and that fact that there is an app that can be used to view a whole bunch of things. I did Google search and it appears that it is only available for US? Is that correct? Do us Canadians not get the equivalent? If so, how do I get it and set up? Is it a free service or a subscription service that we need to pay extra for? Thanks! |
01-18-2018, 10:51 AM | #2 |
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I am in the US, but there was no extra fees. It does require a bunch of services to be enabled, which they did for free when I leased the car. Can you download the app from the App Store? It was available for iOS for me. I never looked on google play.
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01-18-2018, 11:06 AM | #3 |
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In the uk it is called remote services and costs just £60 .
So do you have the option to add that to a car? Gives you things such as :- lock / unlock car Flash lights Check fuel left and range Search for an address and send it to the satnav in the car Status of car Mileage of car For the 360 camera stuff you need the camera option on your car obviously. |
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01-18-2018, 11:21 AM | #4 | |
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Perhaps someone in Canada who has used this or looked into it can shed some light. |
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01-18-2018, 11:44 AM | #5 |
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I've seen posts in the forum where others have said Connected Drive is not active in Canada. The app is a key part of that. I would recommend finding out from BMW when they plan to launch Connected Drive services in Canada.
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01-18-2018, 08:08 PM | #7 | |
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I am in Canada and have the BMW connected app (US version) installed on my Android phone. I had to use a VPN service to be able to access and install it from the google play store. Once installed you can use it without issues, it allows for the apps to work with iDrive. I use Nord VPN if you are looking for one. |
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01-20-2018, 07:32 AM | #8 |
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I’ve got a 530e in Alberta, the only thing available to us is the BMW remote app. It tells me the charge level of the battery and gives me the ability to precondition the car, send directions to the car, but all other features aren’t active. Other connective services like in-car wifi etc aren’t available in Canada.
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I have an m550i and with the Premium Package came the Connected Drive Services. There are 2 apps you can load on your iPhone. First "BMW Remote" - this allows you to see the car status (km range), set a departure time if you want the car ventilated, lock/unlock, honk horn, flash headlights and send a destination to the car. What it doesn't have, that the US owners have, is remote 3D view. The second app is "BMW Connected". This gives you access to all sorts of apps (like ECO PRO Analyzer), web radio, reading twitter feeds on the screen, Calendar, news feed to the screen, etc...
So, in the end, the only thing that I don't think we have in Canada is the remote 3D view to look around your vehicle remotely. Quote:
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01-23-2018, 12:36 PM | #12 | |
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01-26-2018, 04:27 AM | #13 |
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I use the app almost daily now, but mainly to pre-heat the car.
Once I discovered that a window had been left partially open using the app. The connected app iss a great feature IMO, however has had a few reliability issues. Seems to be getting much better over the last 4 months I've had my car. Then there will be an update that will allow you to check on the car surrounding via the app using the car cameras. It's in the 3D view thread. Ive linked it to Amazon Alexa, but not really tried any voice commands yet. That would be cool. |
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02-08-2018, 04:18 PM | #14 |
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We are in Canada and have a Canadian car (2014 528iT) - with all the subscription connected drive services activated.
We use the BMW Remote app - downloaded from the Google Play store site. You sign in once using your connected drive user name and password - then to access it each time you simply put in a 4 digit pin It provides the following "remote" features: - Climate (activate the fan - now or at a specific time. - Lock - Horn - Headlight Flash - Unlock - but for that one you need to dial a number an give the person your password. It also has a "maps" feature (similar to Google maps) but also lets you locate your vehicle as long as you are withing a 1 km range of it. I can also go into Google maps and send a destination to the car - but that does not require the app - just the connected drive service. Cheers Jim Cash |
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Were you able to Add your vehicle using last 7 digit numbers of your VIN? I somehow got the App installed but it won't let add my vehicle. I am in Canada of course. Thanks |
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08-09-2018, 01:24 PM | #16 |
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Yeah I also tried using VPN and the US app and had the same issue, it will not let me login says it can't find the VIN
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10-27-2018, 10:32 AM | #17 |
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BMW Connected app is now available in Canadian App store but not in Android. Everything seems to be working except Remote 3d view is not working for me. Canadian33 is going to look into it when he goes back to office.
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10-27-2018, 06:48 PM | #18 | |
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I did not VPN into the Play Store, but used an APK mirror to find the right file. |
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10-30-2018, 06:01 PM | #19 | |
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I guess this service is down temporarily. Remember to use remote 3d view, you must enable it under "Data privacy", if there isn't this option. Try to log in your account and update BMW assist under "Connected Drive" menu in the car. But now mine car doesn't have remote 3d View "Data privacy" either. It was there days ago. So I guess this service is down. |
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10-31-2018, 06:02 AM | #20 | |
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11-13-2018, 06:46 PM | #22 |
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Good news for all Canadian BMW owners with Vehicles capable for Remote 3d view. I got my software update today by following steps mentioned by Canadian33 above. After you get your software update, you have to enable Remote 3d view in Data privacy section of idrive settings under My Vehicle. Once this is done, open your BMW Connected app in Apple (ios) device, logout from App and log back in App, accept terms and you will see Remote 3D View option. Click on this option and first time you will just see image of your vehicle. Click on REFRESH VIEW, wait for new image to load and you will see actual view of last parked vehicle with surroundings. You can scroll on screen to see vehicle and surrounding from different angle.
Thanks to Canadian33 for helping us in finally getting this feature in Canada. Here is actual image: |
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